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Светлана Алексиевич

b. 1948

1 series 4 books in order 1 standalone book

Svetlana Alexievich (Светлана Алексиевич, born 1948) is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time", becoming the first writer from Belarus to receive the award. She is credited on our catalog with the Voices of Utopia books, including Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets and Zinky Boys.

Born
1948
Known for
Voices of Utopia

Series by Светлана Алексиевич

Voices of Utopia

3 books in order · 1985–2013

  1. Cover of Last Witnesses

    Last Witnesses

    1985 · Светлана Алексиевич

    Last Witnesses is a nonfiction work by Svetlana Alexievich that collects the memories of children who lived through World War II. These individuals,…

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  2. Cover of Zinky Boys

    Zinky Boys

    1989 · Светлана Алексиевич

    Zinky Boys is a 1989 documentary book by Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich. It focuses on the Soviet–Afghan War and uses anonymous accounts from…

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  3. Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets

    2013 · Светлана Алексиевич

    Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets is a 2013 book by Svetlana Alexievich, a Belarusian Nobel laureate. It is an oral history that documents the…

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Standalone books

  1. Cover of Voices from Chernobyl

    Voices from Chernobyl

    1997

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How many books has Светлана Алексиевич written?

We list 4 books by Светлана Алексиевич across 1 series, published between 1985–2013 — each shown in full reading order.

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